Table 1

High-confidence alternative splicing events at the PALB2 locus (in-frame events)

Designation*Biotype†RNA‡Protein‡Coding potential§Rationale§BloodBreastOvary
▼(AFE600)+ ∆(E1)¶Terminal modificationr.1_28delins28+805_28+858p.Asp2_Lys16delins17UncertainDamaging to CCYesYes
▼(E1q9)Donor shiftr.48_49ins48+1_48+9(p.Lys16_Leu17ins3)UncertainUncertain impact on CCYesYes
∆(E2p6)Acceptor shiftr.49_54del(p.Leu17_Lys18del)UncertainUncertain impact on CCYesYesYes
∆(E2)Cassetter.49_108del(p.Leu17_Asn36del)LoFDamaging to CCYesYes
∆(E4)Cassetter.212_1684del(p.Glu71_Lys561del)LoFDamaging to ChAMYesYesYes
∆(E5p24)Acceptor shiftr.1685_1708del(p.Gly562_Lys569del)UncertainNo domain affectedYesYesYes
∆(E6)**Cassetter.2515_2586del(pThr839_Lys862del)LoF**Damaging to WD40¥YesYesYes
▼(E7p42)Acceptor shiftr.2586_2587ins2587-42_2587–1(p.Lys862_Asn863ins14)UncertainUncertain impact on WD40YesYesYes
∆(E7)Cassetter.2587_2748del(p.Arg863_Glu916del)LoFDamaging to WD40YesYesYes
∆(E9p30)Acceptor shiftr.2835_2864del(p.Ala946_Glu954del)LoFDamaging to WD40YesYesYes
∆(E9)Cassetter.2835_2996del(p.Ala946_Gly1000del)LoFDamaging to WD40YesYesYes
∆(E9_E10)Multicassetter.2835_3113del(p.Ala946_Trp1038del)LoFDamaging to WD40YesYes
∆(E10p3)Acceptor shiftr.2997_2999del(p.Gly1000del)UncertainUncertain impact on WD40YesYes
∆(E10)Cassetter.2997_3113del(p.Gly1000_Trp1038del)LoFDamaging to WD40YesYesYes
∆(E11_E12)††Multicassetter.3114_3350del(p.Asn1039_Arg1117del)LoFDamaging to WD40YesYesYes
  • *See supplementary material section 2.1 and figure 2 for details.

  • †Biotype according to ENCODE.25

  • ‡RNA and predicted protein described according to the Human Genome Variation Society guidelines at http://varnomen.hgvs.org/, using Ensembl transcript ENST00000261584.8 as a reference.

  • §Uncertain coding potential if the transcript encodes a protein predicted to preserve (or partially preserve) functional capacity. See online supplemental material section 2.3 and figure 4 for further details.

  • ¶Only▼(AFE600)+∆(E1) described in GENCODE (comprehensive gene annotation from GENCODE release 26 retrieved through Ensembl at http://www.ensembl.org/).

  • **Δ(E6) transcripts code for a hypomorphic protein (instable, but with residual activity).26

  • ††Only Δ11_12 described previously in the literature.12

  • CC, N-terminal coiled-coil domain; ChAM, chromatin- associated motif; LOF, loss-of-function; WD40, WD40 β-propeller C-terminal domain.